Mon, 28 Nov 2005

The simplicity of home

"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."               - Thomas Moore

Happy Belated Thanksgiving.   Hard to believe it's done and we're well on our way to Christmas.   Sigh.   That means January is just around the corner, which I don't know if I'm ready for or not.   Okay, I know.   I'm not. 

Garrett and I were able to have a nice Thanksgiving wknd.  We spent some time with my parents and a day with a couple of Jade's siblings and then another day with some friends from Morgan.   Garrett convinced me to take down the Thanksgiving decorations Weds night (before we left the next day) and put up some of the Christmas decorations.   Sunday after church we put up the Christmas tree.   Garrett is definitely in full holiday swing.    His excitement is contagious which is good since there's some apprehension and trepidation internally for me.  Sigh.   I keep reminding myself if I didn't have such an amazing life before it wouldn't ache or hurt near this much.

Home and family meant (means) everything to Jade and I which is why I found the Thomas Moore quote so fitting when I read it last week before Thanksgiving.   I was hoping the anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday would be worse than actually experiencing it, but not entirely.   There were some rocky moments scattered throughout the holiday wknd.  But, I still don't know any way around it.   Just have to go through it... with a Kleenex or two.

Garrett and I have some fun holiday things planned which will be great but I've purposely tried to not make the month too insane or chaotic.   Mostly to help keep what's left of my precious sanity.    There really is something wonderfully serene and peaceful when you can sit and listen to music while staring at the lights on the tree in a dark room (with a Kleenex or two this year.)  It seems very calming to me, even with a heartache.

"He healeth the broken in heart."           - Psalms 147:3

Have a wonderful holiday season and we'll keep you posted on our adventures.   It snowed about 8" on Saturday night into Sunday.   We made a snowman in the front yard on Sunday and a second one in the backyard this afternoon.   We had to use crackers for the eyes and laid them horizontally for the mouth but when Garrett wasn't looking Sadie ate the snowman's face.    She didn't touch the carrot nose though.  (Don't blame her;  I wouldn't eat a frozen carrot either.)  I think she was getting even for Garrett putting snow on her back a few minutes previously.   Those two can be HuckleHead #1 and HuckleHead #2 sometimes.   They crack me up. 

Anyway.....................Merry Christmas, stay warm and take care of yourself!

Love ............. Tanya and co.